House Journal: Page 1719: Thursday, May 1, 2003
31 2. Extensive screening should be employed to
32 protect those workers who would be at risk from
33 current health conditions if vaccinated.
34 3. Reprisals or discrimination for workers not
35 voluntarily receiving vaccinations should be
36 prohibited.
37 4. Public employers should protect employees from
38 loss of income or seniority as a result of side
39 effects from vaccinations. Homeland security moneys
40 received by the emergency management division of the
41 Iowa department of public defense from the federal
42 government should include a set-aside to purchase
43 supplemental insurance for public safety or response
44 employees to cover those reactions not covered by
45 traditional employer-provided health insurance.
46 5. Disability or long-term reactions from
47 vaccinations should be considered a work-related
48 injury and should be covered by local or state
49 policies governing disability.
50 6. Vaccinations should be scheduled at staggered
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1 times to allow for normal loss of staff time because
2 of vaccination-related illnesses without seriously
3 hampering public safety service.
4 7. Vaccinations administered in Iowa should meet
5 the requirements of the federal Needlestick Safety and
6 Prevention Act of 2000 that requires safety features
7 in the use of needles to administer medicine.
8 8. The emergency management division of the Iowa
9 department of public defense should coordinate efforts
10 to ensure adequate supplies of vaccinia immune
11 globulin and cidofovir and other appropriate medical
12 care and pharmaceuticals to protect those employees
13 who suffer reactions to vaccinations."
14 31. Page 46, by inserting after line 13 the
15 following:
16 " . The amendments to sections 8.23, 8.31, and
17 8.57 which are first applicable to appropriations made
18 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003."
19 32. Page 46, by inserting after line 14 the
20 following:
21 " . The amendments to sections 15E.42, 15E.43,
22 15E.45, and 15E.51, which apply retroactively to
23 January 1, 2002, for tax years beginning on or after
24 that date."
25 33. Page 46, by inserting after line 21 the
26 following:
27 " . The amendments to sections 518.18 and
28 518A.35."
29 34. Page 46, by inserting after line 26 the
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